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Ml MoHSHBY PUUHDULER, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25,1927 ORTH'SHO] W LINE Hiram. L Willi amaoru WnotsVraps'AMOcMloa. r> To CHICAGO From IHcHenry--Grays Lake Convenient, dependable service by North Shore Motor Coach North Shore Motor Coaches connect at Waukegan with fast North Shore Line trains taking you to the heart of Chicago--the "Loop" ^ ~ READ DOWN Central Standard Tim* Lv. McHenry 9:49 am 1:34 pm 6:49 pa Lv. Grays Lake 10:23 am 2:08 pea 7:23pn Arr.'WaukegantMtairfSkJ 10:52 am 2:37 pa 7:52 pa Arr.Chicago 12:02 pa 4:05 pa 9:05pa Arr. Milwaukee 12:07pa 4:09 pa 9:09 pa Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee HHCii ; . WEBEE & &CHIE8SLE Local Agents %, West McHenry Attorney General Carlstrom has ruled that the county must keep state aid roads in repair, stating that they cannot be legally abandoned, in opinions delivered to State's Attorneys Walter S. Lanion, Paris, Edgar county, and P. N. Lewis, Lawrencevill<*. Lawrence county. Claiming that the state had failed to pay any portion of the maintenance on state aid roads, rhe Edgar county board of supervisors adopted resolutions to the effect that the county abandon the roads and turn them back to the counties to be maintained by them. These resolutions are ineffectual, said Attorney General Carlstrona. Gov. Len Small has set October 9-15 as Are prevention week for ^ie state. Fare and a half rates will obtain on railroads from all points in Illinois, and from St. Louis, Keokuk. Iowa, and Hannibal to the state fair. Tickets bear the return limit of August 29. Try a Classified Ad for Quick Resalts Dr. Janette H. Bolles. Defiver, will again take charge of the children's clinic conducted at" the state fair b.v the Illinois Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons. In its last survey, the United States T>epartment of Agriculture estimates thfc value of Illinois farm land at $4.- 109.450.3t2, including buildings. McLean county has the largest Cartu land area, 707,262 acres. like an arrow from a bow Buick for 1928 gets away in traffic like an arrow fr6m a bow! Watch the Buicks next time you drive downtown. See how easily they step out in front when the signal changes. And note how they give other cars the slip in the friendly rivalry of traffic. You cannot say you know the full meaning of "performance" until you've driven a Buick for 1928. buick motor company, FONT, MICH. •/ Gtutrml Mttors Cirpormtitu i BUICK > 1928 Major William .T. Butler. Springfield, succeeds Col. Frank D. \\'liipj> as superintendent of the St. Charles state school for boys. Colonel Whipp has been made superintendent of the Illinois school for the deaf, Jacksonville. - Judge Louis Fit7.henry ruled that the Meadows Manufacturings company, Bloomington, committed no act of unfair competition ngainst the Maytag company of Newton, Iowa, in the washing machine case which took up a month of the federal court's lime. Ifenry B. Rankin, Childhood friend of Abraham Lincoln, arid author of two books descriptive of the emancipator's life, died in Springfield'. August 14, having passed the age of ninety by a few months. As a young man he was a student in the law oflice of Lincoln and Herndon. hut his friendship with the - man who was to become President dated from the time liankin was ten years old. " O. T. Olsen. superintendent of the division of plant industry. Illinois department of agriculture, has assigned corn .borer'scouts to go out from these outposts: Wauki gan. Grant Park,' Watseka, Chicago Heights, Downeri- Grove, DesPlaines. and New Lenox. The infestation which these scouts may discover will be eradicated. If possible, with the aid of federal agencies. Buick Dealers West McHenry, Illinois ± A semicentennial celebration of the founding of public health service will take place in October, at Springfield. A digest of the history of health in Illinois is being prepared and will be distributed at that time. The historyis being edited Ity Dr. \V. A. Evans, Chicago, and shows the course of disease epidemics since the time of the prehistoric .mound builders, and through the Indian, French, English and American periods- WEEKLY EXCHANGE ITEMS OF INTEREST TAKEN FROM COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANGES Assortment of Newsy Items la a Condensed Form Far Buy People The Shamrock, one of the seven new de luxe interurban cars that have been put into service on *the three lines in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin operating out of Rockford, made the first trip through Marengo recently. The new cars are the last word in modern interurbans. They are painted with a bright blue top, red base and cream 'colored window trimmings, and each one is finished in a different color inside. Each ha9 a blue and white canopy on the rear windows of the observation compartment and carries a heavy steel bumper resembling that of an automobile so that the effect at a distance is one of a large, motorbus. Mrs. Sadie-Urban. 32 years old, of Oak Park, ended her life with poison early last Thursday in her summer home at Long Lake. She was the daughter of Charles Eistman, a wealthy retired lumberman of Chciago. According to her husband. Karl, Mrs. Urban had worried over an accident that left him partly crippled. J. T. BeMin is recovering • nicely from his recent harrowing experience when he was overcome with gas, at the home of his son,, in Marengo on Tuesday morning of last week. Mr. Beldin is in the habit of arising early and had put on the coffee to boil. Dosing in his chair, he failed to note the coffee had boiled over and put out the blaz$. When other members of the family awoke and smelling pa*, investigated, they found him unconscious and in a very critical condition. John Corcoran. Woodstock resident, who was assisting in wrecking the Borden ice house, located west of tb it city, fell from the roof of the building, a distance of about 30 feet la?t Wednesday nftoinoon and was quite seriously injured. *. _ . Paving contracted for by the Illinois department of highways today includes eight and one-half miles on Route 19 in McHenry county and a subway under the I. C. railway south of Freeburg on Routf 13 in St. Clair county. The McHenry county contract was awarded to Powers-Thompson of Joliet, their price being $260,637.64. W. J. Johnson, Belleville, with a bid of $19,903.15 received the St. Clair county award. In order to avoid striking a woman who stepped from the side of the pavement directly into the path or his car, G. Martin of Oak Park piolted his sedan into the ditch, colliding with a telephone pole on Grant highway. The occupants of the car, escaped with slight bruises, but the car was badlydamaged. The woman, Mrs. Dora Speers. of Coral was on parole from the state hospital at Elgin. She was returned to that institution immediately after causing the accident. Since her parole she had annoyed many motorists by walking out in front of their automobiles as they passed along the pavement and shouting to them that her house was on fire. Round Lake and the entire community was saddened by the death of Mrs. Clara Rosing, who passed away Friday at her home in that village after an illness of about six weeks. Sixteen year old Arthur Johnson, of Chicago, was palled out of Round Lake. Sunday afternoon of last week by his friends after he sank below the surface. Johnson, with several of his boy friends from Chicago, had been diving from their boat while rowing about the lake. Robbers who broke into the Pine Tree Filling station "M Park avenue and Wheeler road between Libertyville and Mundelein Tuesday night of last week and got clean with $3.50 in! cash and a car load of cigars, cigarettes and tobacco according to the marshall of Libertyville, who investigated the case and expects to make i an arrest within a short time. j $ s McHenry^- Cartage Service Company W# specialize in hauling rubbish, ashes, We will make weekly calls. We will also do expressing of all kinds at reasonable rates *0* QUI0K SERVICE CALL McHENRY 38 - ^ ' ^"BETTER GLASSES i BETTER VISION BETTER SERVICE See- " DR. HENRY FREUND Optometrist 4» Pries Bldg. McHenry, Illinois, t Hours: 7 to 9 p. m*except Sat- ? urday; Wednesdays 9 a. m. to |9 p. m; |Ph ones: Office McHenry 182 X "Residence, McHenry 17$. ' 3, «$> * • ' +**• , mm . 'i<3. , •'v., '"'.J 9 Health in Milk Especially is -this true when the milk is as earefully , guarded as is Bbrdeii's utiik froiii the tim£ it leaves the cevvt", iintiV it reaches voilif liome. - The utmost in sanitary handling ^ourMgid practice. We handle nothing but Borden's Pasteurized and - Degreed Products Ben J. Smith i*^one 631-M-l and we will start delivery at once. * « » « » « • o <• A < • fr 00' Frett Bros. & Freund MASON CONTRACTORS and CINCRETE BtJILDING UNITS Telephone McHenry 600-M-l or 86-R . - t X "Bag worms" are the most prevalent of the insect^pests which have damaged shade trees in Illinois this summer. according to ret>orts received Hy State Forester R. I?. Miller. A poison spray, made of arsenate of lead at the rate of three pounds to fifty gallons of water, can be used, but this should be done In the spring when the worm ts hatching, as It Is difficult to exterminate any other tinfe. The bags can be picked from the limbs, but this method if laborious and not very effective. Perfection- Laundry work done by us approaches perfection as nearly as laundry work can. At least we are satisfying, weekly, many of the most particular women in this community of ours. Whether you desire wet wash, hydro, (flat work ironed and folded), rough dry, family finished or service for the individual, we are ^ ready to serve you. ~~r~ * After you've tired all others--just telephone us. A phoqe call to 217-J will bring our clean and sweet service to your door. All Clothes Washed in Soh Water j Abraham Lincoln came within a few | paces of fighting a duel with Gen. James Shields when the two were col- ! leagues in the Illinois legislature, j Shields was formerly a senator from Illinois; Minnesota and Missouri, and the incident was recalled on the fort.vj eighth anniversary of his burial, in Mie period just preceding the Civil war, when political Ire was easily roused, he challenged Lincoln In order to defend his character against un complimentary letters, and especially a poem, accusing Lincoln of their authorship. Cavalry sal>ers were named as weapons and the duel almost came off in a small woods clearing near Alton. The seconds for both sides finally brought about an understanding and Shields was convinced that his distinguished opponent was not the author of the letters. . George A. Fox, for the past iight years executive secretary of the Illinois Agricultural association, has resigned. Free instruction in harmonica play ing is offered junior and adult residents of Illinois at the state fair this year, diaries Hartiey, well-known instructor, will give the lessons from 10 to 11 a. m. in the big tent across from the women's building, from Monday to Friday. A contest will be held and winners will receive cash prizes and Hohner harmonicas. Fox Valley Washinton & Court Sts. Turning of the Worm In the drama "Henry VI" there j la the sentence "The smallest worm j will turn." This quotation from i Shakespeare is URtia'l.v regarded as the origin of the expression. Outstanding Advantages Simplified--no pipes, no drains, no attachments. Portable --install anywhere; Just plug into nearest outletand it starts. Quiet--three feet away you can hardly heat it. No Servicing never needs oiling or attention. All snoring parts ate enclosed in an hermetically sealed housing. Economical--uses very little current, and maintains uniform temperature. 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